In this novel, a casino orchestra’s rendition of the Rákóczi (“RAH-koh-tsee”) March drowns out the footsteps of an approaching woman, allowing her to overhear a man’s confession of love to his ward. A woman in this novel first makes the acquaintance of Maisie Maidan after helping untangle a comb from her hair. Upon hearing of the title character’s suicide en route to Ceylon, a girl in this novel becomes catatonic and can only say a prayer to an “Omnipotent God” and the word “shuttlecock.” Characters in this novel who seek treatment for their heart ailments at a spa in Nauheim include the narrator’s promiscuous wife Florence. This novel opens with the line “This is the saddest story I have ever heard.” (10[1])For 10 points, name this novel by Ford Madox Ford titled for Edward Ashburnham, a British army officer. ■END■ (0[2])